Power or authority to govern a country or state is
conferred upon representatives of the people on the basis of election. These elections
are held generally ad fixed intervals such as every four or five years. A group of
people, generally belonging to a political party or a coalition of multiple parties with
greatest number of elected representatives form the government. These elected
representatives may then select leader among themselves to head the government.
Alternatively the head of government may also be elected directly by
people.
In a democracy, when a party or a person is elected
to power in an election, the existing persons forming the government resign and transfer
to power to newly elected government peacefully in line with the procedures laid down in
the constitution and other laws of the land.
In an
autocracy, the autocrat generally do not like to relinquish power or transfer it to any
one. Frequently power is transferred to another person,only upon death or violent over
throw of the existing autocrat. In limited case the autocrat may name a successor during
his life time and even install such a person to run the government even before this or
her death.
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